Opinion page editor Rick Holmes and other writers blog about national politics and issues. Holmes & Co. is a Blog for Independent Minds, a place for a free-flowing discussion of policy, news and opinion. This blog is the online cousin of the Opinion
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Opinion page editor Rick Holmes and other writers blog about national politics and issues. Holmes & Co. is a Blog for Independent Minds, a place for a free-flowing discussion of policy, news and opinion. This blog is the online cousin of the Opinion section of the MetroWest Daily News in Framingham, Mass. As such, our focus starts there and spreads to include Massachusetts, the nation and the world. Since successful blogs create communities of readers and writers, we hope the \x34& Co.\x34 will also come to include you.

Way back in 2008, I asked a question on this blog: to whom does Barack Hussein Obama listen? The answer seems to be no one, and its not always good. Its going to be an absolutely glorious chapter in human history of the US hits Syria with cruise missiles to protect a president and his asinine comment about “red lines” without thinking through the consequences. So who made the stupid decision to release a picture of Obama with his feet on the presidential desk? I mean, were they trying to throw red meat, or are they so clueless that they really think this is funny? President Obama doesn’t need Congressional help to lose all credibility. He does it to himself.